Committee on Health and Human Relations
March 15, 2023 City Council Meeting
ORDINANCE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO:
SECTION 1. Chapter 2-4 of the Municipal Code of Chicago is hereby amended by adding a new Section 2-4-120, as follows:
2-4-120 Gender-based violence task force.
(a) The Mayor shall create a gender-based violence task force. The purpose of the task force is to build a whole-of-government approach to address the pervasiveness of gender- based violence and human trafficking. The task force shall advise the Mayor on how to:
(1) increase capacity and expertise within City departments to address gender-based violence and human trafficking;
(2) enhance coordination of prevention and intervention efforts among City departments and with key outside organizations focused on preventing gender-based violence and human trafficking;
(3) improve law enforcement response to gender-based violence;
(4) shift cultural norms on what constitutes gender-based violence and human trafficking and its acceptability;
(5) collect, analyze, and use data and research to enhance gender-based violence and human trafficking intervention efforts;
(6) create alternate responses to gender-based violence and human trafficking outside of the criminal justice system; and
(7) reform policies that perpetuate or create opportunities for gender-based violence and human trafficking.
(b) The task force shall be made up of a minimum of 10 members and a maximum of 17 members. The Commissioner of Family Support Services and the Commissioner of Public Health shall serve ex officio as members. One member shall be a member of the Advisory Council on Women and one member shall be a member of the Advisory Council on LGBTQ+ issues as those councils are established under Section 2-120-500. The Mayor shall appoint the membership and shall prioritize representatives from community-based organizations that focus on one or more of the following areas to be members on the t...
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